Chapter 107 Soldiers never get tired of cheating
The wind suddenly rose, and the snowflakes flew all over the sky like a feather.
In the Jinjun camp in the north of Taiyuan City, it was a hot scene. The female cavalrymen trained their troops in the military camp and shouted that the sky was like a forest. This extremely cold weather and snowflakes all over the sky are not a kind of harshness, but a gift from heaven to the real women who are used to the extremely cold weather between the white mountains and black waters.
Because in the past, in such a season, it was a good time for them to hunt, train and plunder in winter. Winter means wealth and harvest for Jurchens, and symbolizes victory and glory.
The cheers of a group of people near the camp tent of the wolf owner of the Chinese army attracted the attention of many people.
In a spacious snow floor, hundreds of people stood in a circle, circled a ring-like open space. There are seven people fighting with bare hands in the middle.
Six strong female big men are holding sticks and beating a person!
In such a cold and snowy weather, the besieged man was actually bare upper body, like copper casting all over his body, more like a pair of close-fitting armor growing directly on his body, and the eight abdominal muscles in the lower abdomen were as high as if they were stitched together.
The big man fought six with his bare hands, and he didn't fall behind at all. The six people hit down with sticks, and he let the four sticks hit his body, like hitting a stubborn stone. The other two sticks were directly grasped by his left and one in his left and right hands. After clamping the armpits, he struggled to pick them up. The stickman at that end was actually picked up and fell ten feet away and fell heavily into the snowpile.
The audience cheered loudly!
The other four people were unwilling to fail and didn't mean to retreat at all, and they waved the stick and hit it again. The naked man roared like a dragon, jumping up in the snow. His loose hair and thick long beard flew wildly against the cold wind, and cut the door of one of them with one hand. The man was shocked and instinctively raised his stick to carry it. Unexpectedly, when this palm was cut off, the thick-armed Ting stick was actually cut into two pieces!
Seeing that this palm was about to cut the door of the man's face, the naked man whose toes had just landed suddenly closed his momentum and kicked sideways with one foot as the axis. The other three people who attacked him were hit together and were kicked away by a sweeping leg.
In an instant, six big men and five people were blown away, and the other person was stunned by the person who cut off the stick in his hand.
"Good--" The real sergeants were very excited. They all raised their fists and shouted loudly, and some people shouted "The wolf Lord is invincible" and "The wolf Lord is a thousand years old"!
The naked man opened his arms and laughed at the cold wind, allowing snowflakes to fall on his amazingly strong body.
At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a thick black coat and a snow-white fox velvet hat approached slowly on the snow. Compared with the wild real women around him, this man looks particularly gentle. The star's thin lips and face are white, and there are three thin whisses under the jaw. The steps are light and steady, and the temperament is idle and restrained.
"The master!" When the real female sergeants saw the gentle middle-aged man, they all bent down to salute very respectfully, and scattered around knowingly.
"The wolf master is majestic on all sides, and his skills are not reduced in those years." The middle-aged man approached the naked man and said with a smile.
The naked man is the supreme commander of the female real army outside Taiyuan, one of the fierce members of the State of Jin, Wanyan Zonghan!
At this time, Wanyan Zonghan laughed loudly and waved his hand. The two pawns came forward to put on him a bearskin jacket, tied a deer leather belt around his waist, hung a machete, tied the cloak, and wore a mink hat. The rugged and unrestrained golden wolf master was still open. Standing in the cold wind.
"The master came to me, is there anything important?" Wanyan Zonghan, who was as fierce as a tiger and lion, is now smiling and has no airs. He even took the initiative to give a bow to the middle-aged literati who bent down, and his words were quite humble.
The middle-aged scribe hurriedly bowed back and said, "I just received the war report sent by General Yinshuke. The battle on the side of Xishan Qingyunbao is progressing relatively smoothly. More than 10,000 soldiers and horses of the enemy country have been annihilated by Yinshu in the field. Now General Yinshuke is attacking Qingyunbao with all his strength. But what is a little interesting is that a cottage in Qingyunbao District is actually easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the general Yinshuke has not captured it for three days. Therefore, I asked the wolf master for the assistance of soldiers, horses and siege equipment.
"When did silver art become so incompetent? Did he and his iron riders spend all their strength on women's belly?" Wanyan Zonghan was not angry. His tone was faint, but there was a momentum that he was not angry and powerful. He said, "Give him enough siege equipment, and there will be no soldiers and horses. If he can't beat Qingyunbao within three days, he won't have to come back.
"Yes, I know." The middle-aged scribe did not dare to say anything and made a promise.
"How's the situation with the Valley God?" Wanyan Zonghan asked.
The middle-aged literati said with his hands on his chest, "Wanyan Xiyin led more than 40,000 soldiers to intercept the thieves in Taihang Mountain, which was very effective."
Wanyan Xiyin is the Chinese name of Wanyan Valley God. After occupying Liao, she came into contact with the Han culture and admired Sinology very much. After learning for a few years, the royal family and generals of the Empress began to dislike that their names were too tacky after translating them into Chinese names, so they took the initiative to give themselves Chinese names. It is a metaphor for Wanyan Agu, the founding emperor of the Jurman, who named himself Wanyan Min; his successor, Wanyan Wu Qimai, was named Wanyan Sheng; Wanyan Zonghan was a Han name, and his original name was Yu Libu.
Before long, most of the Jurchens had their own Chinese names. Moreover, calling each other's Chinese names is still a symbol of respect. However, superiors to subordinates or elders to juniors generally still call their real names, just like Wanyan Zonghan directly calls "Gushen"; while middle-aged scribes can't call his name directly, but can only respectfully call his Han name "Wanyan Xiyin".
In short, the Chinese name given by the real woman for herself is a bit similar to the "character" given by the Han people for herself.
"Try about the situation over there, I only listen to the unfavorable." Wanyan Zonghan asked.
"Yes." The middle-aged scribe said, "The thieves in Taihang Mountain are relatively scattered. The cover of winter snow makes the already very steep terrain there more difficult to defend and attack, so it is not easy to destroy them in a short time. Moreover, among the mountains of Taihang, there is a group of soldiers and horses with strong actual combat ability, at least stronger than the officers and soldiers of the Southern Kingdom. Yesterday, General Wanyan Xiyin fought with him. There were losses on both sides, and they were evenly divided. Moreover, Wanyan Xiyin also lost three thousand chiefs and six hundred chiefs.
"Oh?" Wanyan Zonghan said with a little surprise, "Are you so capable of mountain thieves?"
"General Wanyan Xiyin reported that this group of people are all from the same cottage, Taihang Qixing Mountain." The middle-aged scribe replied, "Qixing Mountain is Taihang Jiushan, which can also be said to be the most powerful and influential group of green forest bandits in Hedong. There are seven big leaders among them, all of whom are said to have extraordinary skills. General Wanyan Xiyin specifically said in the military report that the three thousand captains and six hundred captains were killed in front of the battle when they fought against the enemy's leaders in the battle! The enemy led three leaders, one of whom was a one-armed red robe, the other was a man in black with a very powerful bow and arrow, and the other was a handsome young man in silver armor and white, who splashed a big knife!"
"It is Guan Shan, the big leader of Qixing Mountain, Jiao Wentong, the second leader, and Xue Yu, the third leader." Wanyan Zonghan was not surprised when he heard this, but smiled slightly and said, "These people are indeed not simple, much stronger than many pustules generals in southern countries. The order was given to the Valley God, asking him to guard the key road for the time being, and there was no need to rush up the mountain to destroy the city and uproot the fortress. At this moment, the right time and place are over there, and we should not attack.
"I take orders to do it." The middle-aged scribes gave up their promises.
"The master." Wanyan Zonghan called him and said with a smile, "Thanks to you, the cardinal in charge of the army and help me take care of these many things, so that I can lead the army to fight calmly in an orderly manner. Moreover, after the plan to use troops to the south this time was disrupted, it was also you who made a plan for our East Road Army to adapt to the emergency and change the emergency attack to a regular battle. I appreciate you for making such bold and correct opinions. It turned out that it was a very wise decision for His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Gold Kingdom to let you take charge of the Privy Council of the Eastern Court.
"The wolf owner is flattered." The middle-aged scribe smiled and arched his hand and said, "In fact, Shi Li Ai is not capable of others, but only in his position and plotting. The key to the golden state can have today's power and the East Road army can be invincible. The key is that His Majesty and the wolf lords are wise and decisive, and the soldiers fight bravely.
"Haha, Shi Shumi is too modest!" Wanyan Zonghan laughed and said, "My big gold country has never lacked heroic soldiers, but there is a lack of counselors and officials like you. To be honest, I have learned a lot from you. Take this battle of Taiyuan as an example. According to my usual practice, I must be attacking the city of Taiyuan with all my strength now. If I don't take it, I will never stop. It was you who suggested that I besiege the city to remove its wings first, and then give it to the court of the South to exert pressure in exchange for the benefits we want. I will put forward this strategy of 'to attack and occupy with peace', which I will put forward at the vigorous meeting. I believe that it will not be long before it will become the national policy of our Jin country against the southern country!"
"Although the imperial court of the Southern Kingdom has become rotten, after all, they are deep-rooted and cannot be destroyed in a short time." The middle-aged scribe, Shi Li'ai said, "Especially now that we go south for the first time, it is even more unlikely that we want to fight against it. Therefore, we should cherish our army to the greatest extent, reduce casualties and losses, hand over the victory to the corrupt court of the Southern Kingdom to exert pressure, and win benefits through diplomacy, which is more cost-effective. After all, it is unexpected that many such changes have happened in Taiyuan, and our military plan has been leaked in advance. Otherwise, it may not be a big problem to take Taiyuan by emergency attack. In that case, it is not impossible for the east and west troops to kill the hinterland of the South or even besiege Tokyo together.
"I still can't figure out why our military plan is leaked?" Wanyan Zonghan frowned, and his hands were folded around his waist and his hair was flying in the wind. He said in a low voice, "How can Nanren know what even Yelvyu gambled? In the end, Ye Lvyu gambled and killed Tong Guan inexplicably, and then he was caught by the people of Qixing Mountain and handed it to Wang, and then Wang Qi openly executed him!"
"Yes, this brown piece is all weird." Shi Liai also looked confused. "According to the detective's report, he was very close to a small school in southern China named Chu Tianya when he was gambling in Taiyuan. Although there is not enough evidence, the detective reported that most of these strange things are related to this small school.
"A small school?" Wanyan Zonghan's mouth grinned, with an incredible and unbelievable look.
"This small school may not be as simple as he looks." Shi Liai said, "First of all, his identity is very complicated. On the surface, he is a native Taiyuan official, but he is a sworn brother with Meng De, the head of the Xishan bandit, and has become a student under the king's family. He is also close to the bandits of Qixing Mountain. Moreover, Ma Yu, the general of the Shengjie Army against Xishan, also has a good relationship with him; there is also a person who is very close to him. The relationship between the two is extremely ambiguous.
"Who?"
Shi Liai smiled slightly, "It was the last princess who led the wolf owner who personally led the army and chased her for three days and nights, known as the first beauty of Liaoning!"
"Xiao Feihu?!"
"It's her, that's right." The smile on Shi Liai's face was quite depressing.
Wanyan Zonghan just nodded, but his pair of amber eagle eyes had narrowed into a crack.
"Yes, the wolf master, the soldiers of today's patrol caught a detailed work. After the torture, he confessed that Xishan sent a letter to Taiyuan. Shi Liai changed the topic and said, "Don't the wolf want to interrogate in person?"
"Since the master has been interrogated, why should I do this?" Wanyan Zonghan smiled and said, "What do you think the master should do? Then go ahead."
Shi Li'ai arched her hand with a grateful face and said, "I think it's okay to let him into Taiyuan City."
"What do you say?"
Shi Li'ai replied, "What Taiyuan relies on now is nothing more than the assistance of the strong city and the rebels outside the city. We let this detailed work send the news that Xishan is about to fall to Taiyuan, which will be a great blow to the morale of the soldiers and civilians in Taiyuan City. A few days ago, we besieged the city and beat drums, didn't we just make the group of frightened birds in the city panic and fall into chaos? Now there is such a detailed work coming to the door. Isn't it a good helper that we can't even invite? This is the insatiable deception!"
"Haha, the master is really knowledgeable and wise!" Wanyan Zonghan laughed, "If you don't say, it's not enough to deal with the cunning southerners. It's not enough to rely on the wisdom of the master!"
"Is the wolf master trying to make fun of me?"
"Where, you know that we real women have never been good at words - I am absolutely heartfeltly appreciated and grateful to the master!"
In the evening of that day, several virgin cavalrymen escorted a bound thin and weak boy to Taiyuan City. They put an arrow into the city, and there was a letter tied to the arrow, which said that Xishan Xizuo named "Xiaofei" whom they captured was specially sent.
The defenders of the city were afraid of fraud and did not dare to make an easy decision, so they invited the king to submit. Wang Wei made a detailed identification at the head of the city. He had seen this Xiaofei before, so he asked someone to put down the bamboo basket from the tower and hang him up, and immediately sent someone to the military patrol camp to call Chu Tianya and go to the Dutong Mansion.
At night, Chu Tianya, who came back from a tour, arrived at the capital. As soon as Xiaofei saw him, he almost cried out, and he was sad for a long time.
"Xiaofei, how did you get into the city? How's Xishan?" Chu Tianya asked hurriedly.
"The Jurchman caught him and sent him in; Xishan was very critical." Wang said briefly in one sentence, frowning tightly.
"Big official, you have to find a way to save Qingyunbao!" Xiaofei was lashed a lot, and he looked very pitiful. "Brother Ma took 10,000 brothers out to cut off the way back from the woman. As a result, the whole army was destroyed, and only Brother Ma escaped from serious injuries alone. Now Qingyunbao is besieged by the women's army, and it is in danger!"
"You whisper!" Wang Yu shouted in a low voice, "This is a military secret. Do you want everyone to hear it?"
"The villain knew it was wrong, and the villain didn't shout... But..." Xiaofei's words were interrupted by Chu Tianya's hand.
"I know." Chu Tianya nodded with a smile, patted Xiaofei on the shoulder, and said, "I asked two brothers to take you to my house to rest and treat the injury. Uncle He, they are all here. You can take care of them. Let's go now!"
"Okay..." Xiaofei didn't dare to say more, so he had to leave resentful.
After a while, Wang gave a long sigh.
"Why does the teacher sigh?" Chu Tianya asked.
"People are not as good as God. The strategies and tactics we put out in advance have all been broken by Wanyan Zonghan." Wang Yi frowned and shook his head. "They sent Xiaofei into the city with a clear and sinister purpose, that is, to tell us that Xishan is about to end, and our Taiyuan City will lose an arm. Take this opportunity to shake our military and morale.
"That's simple, just a plan. We announced the soldiers and civilians in the city that Xiaofei sent the news of the victory of Xishan, and the Jvzhen cavalry suffered heavy losses in the battle of Qingyunbao. Chu Tianya said lightly.
"Uh?" Wang Wei couldn't help but be stunned.
Chu Tianya smiled, "The soldiers are not tired of cheating!"
Wang Yu suddenly shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I really admire you! ...But Xishan is really almost over. What can I do?"
"Hear." Chu Tianya said two words without hesitation.
"What if the Taihang Mountains also fail one after another?" Wang said again.
"Hear." Chu Tianya said, "If we persevere, we will have a chance to win. Now the two armies are facing each other. Whoever makes a mistake first will lose. The real woman's lonely army goes deep into the division and the veterans are tired. The front is too long and the logistics supply is difficult, and the difficulty of attacking the city is more than ten times greater than defending the city. What should be anxious and bothered is them. We only need to stick to one thing, that is - stick to it, never wavering to it!"